Judging your progress just on the weighing scale can be very destructive in terms of how it destroys self-confidence.
Everyone knows now we regularly have individuals who lose 2, 3, 4 even 5 inches off the waist in a month.
Most people would be and should be thrilled with that progress, because you usually look and feel heck of a lot better too.
The ones that aren’t have been conditioned to think of the scale as the ONLY measure of success. This is simply untrue but the media has told us that weight off the scale is the one thing we should worry about!
The medical profession will tell you that 1-2 pounds a week is the recommended weight loss, and this is the sustainable way to do it and keep it off.
When you hear of people losing 5 or more pounds in a week, this is usually due to drastic cuts in calorie intakes (usually faddy diets/shake and bar diets), and this may carry on for a couple of weeks until it eventually reaches a screeching halt.
When the individual gets frustrated and starts eating properly again, the weight piles back on quicker than ever before and usually leads to that person ending up at their all-time heaviest weight, and this can lead to low self-esteem and confidence.
What would you rather look and feel like? Clothes feeling really loose, changing sizes at regular intervals (perhaps down to sizes you haven’t been since you were in your early twenties), everyone complimenting you on how great you look, you start feeling full of energy and your workouts step up to your best ever levels,
OR
Just losing weight on the scales, feeling hungry all the time and even when you lose weight, you still have saggy skin left?
Then inevitably put the weight back on and 5% more-numerous In depth research of the diet industry says this is true.
Forget about the scales, your clothes and how you feel will always be a better guide. Your waist and hip measurements will be vital.
We test body fat professionally too, so this test will always confirm your progress.
Be realistic, and always look to lose weight and body fat sensibly.
